Joan Fontaine

Part of being a teenager is trying to identify themselves and figure out where they belong in life. J.D Salinger, the author of the novel Catcher in the Rye, introduces a character who a conflicted teenage boy that is trying to figure out his identity and where he stands in the world. After being kicked out of his fourth private school, Pencey Prep School, Holden Caulfield, the protagonist of the novel, takes a 48-hour trip to New York in order to avoid confronting his parents until Wednesday,…

The movie that I choose for this project is “Clean, Shaven.” The plot of this movie is about a man (Peter Winter) who has schizophrenia and because of his illness, he separates from his family and his rights as a father are violated. Peter Winter was a typical young boy, who enjoyed playing with other children and he was an excellent student up to high school. He moved away from his family and went to college, but in college, is when he started having mental problems and he dropped out of school…

“Aria” by Richard Rodriguez is an essay that shows the readers a part of life that many have never experienced. Rodriguez uses this essay to show how he fights through his childhood tounderstand English. He faces society while forfeiting his happy home life trying to become a typical English-speaking student.He establishes a connection with the audience through his personal experience as a child. He uses imagery and narration to clarify his opposition to bilingual education .Rodriguez also uses…

A Typical Teenager In my opinion, being a teenager is the hardest part of your life. The majority of people don't like them or understand them. Being a teenager is the hardest part of your life because you’re confused and you don't know what you want to do with your life. This is made even worse by older people who think all of them are crazy, loud, annoying, or argumentative. This becomes apparent in J.D Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye”. In the novel, the narrator Holden Caulfield, is…

Similarly, in the short story “The Pedestrian” by Ray Bradbury the author develops the theme Individual self-expression is significant due to the fact that, the main character gets arrested for being different, and expressing himself. “Get in… Wait a minute, I haven't done anything!” (Bradbury 100). Mr.Mead was taking a walk just as any other day at night, however one night he was stopped by a police car for the reason being, that he expressed himself by doing something different than the rest…

Adam Farmer, the main protagonist, is on a journey to find his father in a far away town called Rutterburg, Vermont with a secret package for him. Since the events in the book aren’t in chronological order he’s simultaneously in an institution and these portions of the book are written as if they were recorded audio tapes. As the chapters go by, more mysteries arise from Adam’s and his parents’ past. Adam is a young teenage boy, he’s sensitive, shy/paranoid, and a well-read student. His personal…

J.D. Salinger wrote and released “The Catcher In The Rye” in July 16, 1951. The story is about a young boy who had many problems, especially the fear of change and growing up. Holden Caulfield is a 16 year old boy who has been expelled from school four times. Salinger uses symbolism to show Holden’s thoughts and feelings and to describe his personality too. Salinger does this because Holden is not mature enough to see these things for himself. Holden is going through a very hard time in the…

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is a story about childhood, and of finding one’s self in society. It is the story of Holden Caulfield and his everyday encounters and problems with other people in society. The story depicts a week in the life of Holden, a week full of events and encounters that permanently change his life forever. In the Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger uses the character of Holden Caulfield, conflict, and setting to convey the theme that although the world may seem to be…

In the passage “Boy’s life” and “Emancipation: A Life Fable.” The passage “Boy’s Life” how do both of the stories have a similar theme. How the passages similar and how they’re different. We know that Cory was impatient and the animal was patient. That is a difference between Cory and the animal. In the passage “Boy’s Life,” here are some traits of Cory the main character What’s different about Cory is that he’s too impatient. Also Corey is a good writer that is what Mrs. Neville stated. Cory…

The discrete stylistic themes and archetypes within The Catcher in the Rye and The Fosters gives the two works a solid thematic connection. The Catcher in the Rye is a novel that details the odyssey of a perturbed 16-year-old boy by the name of Holden Caulfield and the 3-4 days he spends unaccompanied in New York as he struggles with his entry into adulthood. Comparatively, The Fosters tells the tale of orphan Callie Foster and her adjusting to life with her new family, while she also deals with…